Waiting
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062368430 (trade ed.)
- ISBN: 0062368435 (trade ed.)
- ISBN: 0062368443
- ISBN: 9780062368447
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Physical Description:
print
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm. - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Preschool |
Awards Note: | Randolph Caldecott Honor Book, 2016. Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, 2016. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Waiting (Philosophy) Fiction Animals Fiction |
Available copies
- 4 of 5 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | E HENKE K (Text) | 33126020861377 | Easy | Available | - |
Covington Branch | E HENKE K (Text) | 33126020933374 | Easy | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | E HENKE K (Text) | 33126020933358 | Easy | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | E HENKE K (Text) | 33126020933366 | Easy | Checked out | 04/01/2024 |
Independence Branch | E HENKE K (Text) | 33126020861369 | Easy | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Five toy animal friends sit happily together on a windowsill, patiently waiting for anticipated weather changes that are orchestrated by their young human companion. By the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Kitten's First Full Moon. 200,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
What are you waiting for? An owl, a puppy, a bear, a rabbit, and a pig wait for marvelous things to happen in this irresistible and resonant picture book by the New York Times'bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.
Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. The owl is waiting for the moon. The pig is waiting for the rain. The bear is waiting for the wind. The puppy is waiting for the snow. And the rabbit is just looking out the window because he likes to wait! What will happen? Will patience win in the end? Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do something unexpected?
Waiting is a big part of childhood'waiting in line, waiting to grow up, waiting for something special to happen'but in this book, a child sets the stage and pulls the strings. Timeless, beautiful, and deeply heartfelt, this picture book about imaginative play, the seasons, friendship, and surprises is a Caldecott Honor and Geisel Honor Book.
Share Waiting alongside Mo Willems's Waiting Is Not Easy at home or in a classroom'these books about waiting for kids will be enjoyed as picture book stories and also allow kids to explore their emotions about that ultimate frustration: waiting.
'the short sentences of the text flow with the precision one would expect from a master picture-book creator like Henkes. Little ones, to whom each experience is new, will know what it's like to dream and wait.''ALA Booklist
- HARPERCOLL
What are you waiting for? An owl, a puppy, a bear, a rabbit, and a pig wait for marvelous things to happen in this irresistible and resonant picture book by the New York Timesâbestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes.
Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. The owl is waiting for the moon. The pig is waiting for the rain. The bear is waiting for the wind. The puppy is waiting for the snow. And the rabbit is just looking out the window because he likes to wait! What will happen? Will patience win in the end? Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do something unexpected?
Waiting is a big part of childhoodâwaiting in line, waiting to grow up, waiting for something special to happenâbut in this book, a child sets the stage and pulls the strings. Timeless, beautiful, and deeply heartfelt, this picture book about imaginative play, the seasons, friendship, and surprises is a Caldecott Honor and Geisel Honor Book.
Share Waiting alongside Mo Willems's Waiting Is Not Easy at home or in a classroomâthese books about waiting for kids will be enjoyed as picture book stories and also allow kids to explore their emotions about that ultimate frustration: waiting.
âThe short sentences of the text flow with the precision one would expect from a master picture-book creator like Henkes. Little ones, to whom each experience is new, will know what itâs like to dream and wait.ââALA Booklist